Every business, whether it is tiny or large, has to go through a transition period due to new technologies introduced in the market at regular intervals. Each company wants its major operations to be carried out by design. For that, they need to have an ERP system to manage key business tasks in a proper manner.  

Unlike other ERPs, Odoo is one step ahead due to its customizable concept, which can easily meet all your business needs. If you are an Odoo user then you might require migration when Odoo releases its new version or based on your needs.  

Odoo migration process includes either the migration from an old version to a new one or updating of an existing system. Migration is essential to upgrade your outdated system so that you can carry out business operations more effectively.   

In this blog, we are going to share a few things with you that should be taken into account before the Odoo migration. Let's unfold.   

Identify Your Requirements  

Before moving ahead with migration, it is essential to know your core requirements. First, convince yourself that what do you want? Migrating to a new version or upgrading. It will be unwise to go for migration without knowing the motive behind the migration.   

Get New Features  

It is obvious that with migration you will get new features. In addition, it is also important to understand how these features are going to affect your existing system. Few of them you might feel unnecessary but they are necessary to upgrade your business model.   

Migration introduces the latest features but at the same time, they will complement your old strategies and features as well. The old features should be replaced by new features to quicken the working system of your company. The reckless analysis of the system can badly affect the workflow of the business and invite a lot of bugs, which eventually rotten the system from the inside.  

Affect Your Business Processes  

For your information, migration will affect some of your business processes. The workflow of a few processes witnesses a bit of impact after the migration but at the same time, it saves a lot of time while solving major issues, which reduces a lot of burden on managing significant tasks.   

System Slow Down While Migration 

The success of businesses is heavily dependent on the efficiency of the system. All is well if your system goes in the right direction. The slow system can cause a huge loss to your company in terms of money and customers. Several businesses implement both old and new systems to deal with this problem. An early calculation of the downtime can give you an opportunity to get over this issue.  

Migration Expense 

Going for migration without checking the real cost of it can trap your company into big trouble. It is advisable to estimate the cost before the migration starts. Cost analysis is one of the factors for the successful implementation of the migration. 

Conclusion 

We hope you will like this blog post. The above mentioned tips will help you in migration process. Odoo migration is not easy, it requires extra skills, knowledge, and experience. Konsultoo has highly experienced developers who understand all your requirements and make your migration operations much easier.